Beyond the decade of healthy ageing: extending benefits across the life course. Report of the meeting held virtually, 9-10 June 2022

Overview

World Health Organization (WHO)’s new area of work on the life course was launched with this kick-off meeting on 9–10 June 2022. The meeting was held virtually and was attended by 118 participants over the two days from all six WHO regions and representing a wide variety of stakeholders. The meeting included 30 speakers from a range of national and international perspectives, including life course centres, WHO staff, international agencies, civil society and activists. The new area of work is led by the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing (MCA) within its cross-cutting work on healthy trajectories, concentrating on connecting healthy development with healthy ageing across the life course.